WHAT IS AN IMPLANT?
In the simplest terms, implants are artificial tooth roots made up of small titanium screws that are placed in the jawbone. Thanks to this method, there is no need to cut down your healthy teeth or cover them with crowns; implant-supported teeth look so natural that they cannot be distinguished from your natural teeth.
According to Dentist Çağdaş Kışlaoğlu; thanks to implants, even a small number of tooth roots is enough to provide support for a prosthesis. With a bridge attached over six implants, you can continue your daily life with confidence. You can enjoy eating, drinking and speaking without the surprise of the prosthesis suddenly loosening and coming out of your mouth.
With your implant-supported teeth, you can chew, speak and smile just like your own teeth. You can achieve a natural appearance with implants, something that is quite difficult to obtain with a traditional prosthesis.
“You will not experience any problems with implants. The artificial tooth root ensures that your prosthesis is securely fixed to the jawbone, and this can be easily applied at any age. Your dentist can keep the remaining parts of your own teeth in the mouth and adapt them to your prosthesis so they can be used as support.” Dentist Çağdaş Kışlaoğlu, who mentions only a few of the advantages you will have with implants, continues as follows:
“In terms of where medicine has reached, implants are an important invention that will make your life easier. The improvement in quality of life is another advantage, apart from its positive effect on your health. Now, without hiding your smile, you can enjoy life and food with your new implants.
3D IMPLANT
Today, dental implants (tooth planting) unquestionably offer the closest option to natural teeth. Compared with traditional bridge and prosthesis methods, they provide better speaking and chewing function while also bringing a natural appearance to your face.
Stating that dental implants are parts placed into the jawbone in place of lost teeth and fusing with the bone to act as a natural tooth root, Dentist and Prosthodontics Specialist Dr. Çağdaş Kışlaoğlu explains that implants are made from titanium metal, which is tissue-friendly and easily accepted by the body.
3D DIGITAL GUIDED IMPLANT APPLICATION
With the new application, which type of implant will be placed at which point, at which angle and at which depth is designed on the computer with 3D simulations before the operation. In this way, the most suitable implant is selected and placed in the digital environment at the most appropriate point, with the correct angle, position and depth,” he said.
Even before the implants are made, the design of the teeth according to the face is created on the computer, and these teeth are produced from metal-free porcelains using CAD-CAM, that is, computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing techniques, and the implants are made accordingly to that template and the teeth are fitted immediately. A detailed examination by the dentist is necessary to determine whether the person is suitable for this; if the bone quality is not suitable, it may be necessary to wait for a while after applying the implants before making the tooth.
In other words, the implant is placed in the jaw in 3D in a digital environment. Then, thanks to this data taken from the computer, a custom-made “guide plate” is produced.
The “guide plate” placed in the mouth minimizes the risks during the operation and, in addition, provides the treated patient with many advantages such as a shorter procedure and less bleeding.
Thanks to the method in which “guide plates” designed separately for each patient and produced individually are used, high satisfaction is also achieved in terms of aesthetics.
In addition, because the gum is not lifted during the operation, there is much less bleeding, no stitches are needed, and there is no swelling or bruising. One of the most important advantages of “3D digital guided implantology,” which minimizes pain during and after the operation, is the very rapid healing period.
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